The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-08-05
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You can pass from the
the library by going throh
little hail. have been ~
ries in my life, but eah ~
have 1 entered one eXacl
The room might almost be
an octagon. it has - many
and erannies. There afS Q
bookcases filled with ~
manuscripts aud nizSH
OF beautiful Workman
richly bound editions
classics. This room y IN
private Office and strangers
a chance to enter It r.
further toward the backof U
we come to the ballroom,
largest and most elegant
and the scene Of some Of tn
liant entertainments ever
Washington Though the .axM
not fFesuznk aslfesf4EHeF
Is always ready Go pat bis
disposal of the society ladfes
ington. Every season. &
gives grand ball. for 81
thousand invitations ass
last occasion Of tllls kina
in the public mind On aces
behavior OF the gAessz II
another apartment web
| ing IN. 11ns = the
that heaven Of "
every degree It's
nisiled with diyans
/ sofas and rugs OF =
/ design and color
regard for tastes
| the object sougnf
/ gained In iarg
you VIII De shown n
| collection OF pipes 1t Is
| in itself in the matter of
| thought saw subst
like opium. but wont :
The smoking-room =
lounging place OF the ssss1s
can find majority ne
| who make up the legation at
| OF the day, smoking DOING.
delicious tea every half hour. at
ing on the Whole, a aetlshi1ans ls.us,,.. 3.
life. In the evening they geheta's.
TO the theater Of which tney - p
sionately fond 1oa can see ts.sss'
most any night IN box, a1sSs1a =
their cool. ioose-hlsing egssaths7
looking the picture q AsgEsts'ssss a.h
| contentment- Perhaps DO one ga1 th5
interpreter and transiat0zs ca ntsds
stand what is going Or e 70
not allow this small matter tor
with their enjoyment OF the pi
applaud yociferousiy but no
in timely manner. | remen
| evening, some time ago. still
, them at the theater- Darinf
the parts an actress on the s.
7 cigarette She was evident
: expert, the smoke went the
: and she checked. The oes-fpa
Chinese box went off lEsy apa
: crackers. the epidemic 81
c soon the whole audience W
7 of laughter The two hund
Secretary OF the Legation
hard at tale time that L tnous
J going to have tit
, The present members of the GAiasse
: Legation area very handsone. intezii-
: gent body of men. Including the seFT-
: ants there are about thirty ofx zenzs
= ana tney seem 70 eajos hls 80 5. =
many enitdreh' Inc iiiei''e,las ssi tl.el1 e
iife IN TINS country seem % ls.1 nave PEI
: | fect Iascihatioh ,or eiieill- ines so =
! tne circus 70 Oiils' ar.
nefs, ai,o ipiio"' ~ i..o'' e.els Is,.-s
me WIN .'le - 60.
1.ie
iuI y 80
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e 96oner Ya,, uaan the Minister. how
4 over Is credited with being n man of
lie unrsnaI ability. He is q soldier iry Brs,-
:. iession. and for repeated gallantry in
IN subduing a number of rebellions in the
/. nrovinces he was promoted first to the
r. rank of Tas-tai Expetant, and then
re made Envoy Extraordinary to the
Is United States, Spain and Peru, which
OF | nositions he now holds He Is much
es - 1:.,;s1 oI ,.oso.-a5 tas.. IL
more utShIhci seAA ieSSifONt st1ssts 49,
~ associates, and IS rarely seeE1xn D.a bile.
= he does not speak u "ora oi 1-asstsa.,
u h0yveyer and whenever he r0eS out